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End of the World Running Club
End of the World Running Club | Adrian J Walker
Edgar Hill is 35 and caught in his own headlock. Overweight slob, under-performing husband and reluctant father - for Ed, the world may as well have already ended. So when it does end in a catastrophic asteroid strike and Edgar and his family find refuge in an Edinburgh army barracks, it comes as something of a relief. His world becomes simpler, life becomes easier, things might just be looking up. But nothing's ever that simple. Returning from a salvage run in the city, Edgar finds his family gone, taken to the south coast for evacuation by an international task force. Suddenly he finds himself facing a gruelling journey on foot across a devastated United Kingdom. Accompanied by a group of misfits that include a large, hairy tattoo artist and an old man who claims to have run around Australia, Edgar must race against time and overcome his own short-comings, not to mention 100 mile canyons and a very strange council estate, to find the people he loves before he loses them forever. A vivid, gripping story of hope, long-distance running and how we break the limits of our own endurance.
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Skyrimir
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I haven‘t had a book haul in awhile, haven‘t been to goodwill (or anywhere else really) since spring break. Today on the way home from work I went by my favorite Goodwill and got all these for $8! I won‘t go again for a bit, I really am not all about getting out and doing things yet, but it was nice to have a little taste of normal.

Soubhiville I loved Finding Gobi. Nice haul! 4y
Skyrimir @Soubhiville I‘m excited about that one! I followed the story when it first came out. After I read it I‘ll probably put it in my classroom library. I have a lot of students who LOVE dogs and I think would enjoy reading this one. 4y
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Smrloomis
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed this and am glad I bought it - 3 years ago 😂

Bklover I enjoyed this one as well. 4y
Smrloomis @Bklover have you read the second one? I didn‘t know it was a series and now I have to read #2! 4y
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Smrloomis
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😂 This is hysterical. Also I learned a new word - fug.

EllyBellyFerRelly I learned fug recently, too! A friend played it in Scrabble GO. 4y
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AppuNthebooks
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This book reads like a thriller at a breakneck pace and then a staggering insight like this 👆🏽will pop up and watch you take a breath. Has me thinking in this time of #SocialDistancing.

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AppuNthebooks
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“Do you want to know how many times I used to fantasise about going to work? Just once, to leave the house and get on a bus and drift off for half-an-hour, get a coffee, sit at my desk, make some phone calls and put my brain to work on something that doesn‘t involve me pretending to smile at some stupid little game or getting shit all over me? Do you want to know, Ed? Do you?” Quarantine showing men realities of stay-at-home moms through empathy.

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AppuNthebooks
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Pickpick

If there‘s ever a book to put the current scenario in perspective, it‘s this. Yes, it‘s fiction. But the fear, the raging need to thrive, live, commune and do all those little things we‘ve taken for granted is all too real. This books holds up a mirror to that primeval fear, the gnashing of reality with the cocooned society we‘ve built up, how little is needed to make us fall apart & how little is required to bring us together. #Corona #Quarantine

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RavenLovelyReads
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Remember when I said I didn‘t finish a single book in October?? I was wrong!! I totally finished ONE! 😜🤓 Thank you Goodreads for reminding me! Yaay!! Go me!!

MotionChickness Yay! What did you think?? I bought this a month or so ago but haven‘t gotten to it, yet 😅 (edited) 6y
RavenLovelyReads @Stephuhhnieee I enjoyed it 😃 We can “talk” more after you read it . If you‘re a runner- you may need to suspend your disbelief just a little, but it was a good story. 6y
MotionChickness @RavenLovelyReads Oh good! Might be a while before I get to it, but I‘ll circle back, lol. I am not a runner, but a good friend is and she seemed interested in it; I‘ll pass the word along lol. Thanks! 6y
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RavenLovelyReads
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After two political books and an audiobook, reading a little fiction was exactly what I needed. I really enjoyed this one! #bookly #booklyapp

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RavenLovelyReads
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I can‘t wait until October to get my creepy on!! I‘m getting my creepy now 😁

JacqMac It‘s always a good time for creepy. 6y
JanJan Me too! It‘s even chilly this morning in MT and I can hardly wait to start some Fall reads! 6y
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peaKnit
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Power was out last night, it was oddly relaxing to read in the dark and absolute quiet.

DocBrown The thing that gets me the most about power outages is the lack of air circulation. Too stuffy! 6y
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JulAnna
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Starting this one in the car. It was a Kindle deal this week and looks intriguing 🤓

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charlotteamber
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Pickpick

I am absolutely loving this book. Very different from my usual choices but I am whizzing through it and never want it to end! Who knew the end of the world could feel so realistic! 9/10 🏅

RaimeyGallant Love the title. Wish Litsy had an overview. 7y
TrishB I enjoyed this one 👍🏻 7y
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Traci1
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Pickpick

When the world falls apart, and a man finds himself stranded 500 miles from his family and with the clock ticking on possibly losing them forever, he makes the decision to push himself to the limits to reach them in time.

#ChasingPavements
#AdelesMayMashup
@vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Nikki15 I loved this book, glad you liked it too 🧡 7y
Traci1 @Nikki15 I really did. I wasn't sure about it at first because Ed wasn't exactly a likable guy, but I liked how his personality evolved, and I ended up really enjoying it. 7y
Crazeedi Looks very interesting 7y
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Susan I loved it also! 7y
Mahsdad Adding this to my ever increasing WL 7y
vkois88 Sounds interesting 7y
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Beckys_Books
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Pickpick

Asteroids strike Earth and throw it into a post-apocolyptic nightmare. Edgar has been a crappy father and husband, but when his wife and children are evacuated without him, he starts an incredible journey to reunite with them. The reader can choose to read this book as depressing and disheartening or as an uplifting story of human endurance. I flew through the pages at a pace set by Edgar's urgency to find his family. Photo Is of the author.

Reggie You had me at apocalyptic nightmare. 7y
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Beckys_Books
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This book has mixed reviews on Litsy, but I'm halfway in and really enjoying it. The glass of wine helps, of course.

CareBear Looks like a perfect Saturday night! 7y
Beckys_Books @CareBear Pretty much! 7y
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Titania
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Panpan

This book just didn't do it for me. Unlikeable characters, a depressing storyline with issues, and an unfulfilled promise of a happy ending.

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danibel
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Big mood

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Velvetsun
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On sale for Kindle today. Sounds like an interesting post apocalyptic story about a man who has to travel 500 miles to try to reach his family.
#kindle #kindledailydeal #booksale

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rachaich
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Mehso-so

The ending of this actually made the book for me.
I liked the premis of the story but found it was almost complacent in its delivery. But maybe that's how it needed to be.

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rachaich
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I've been saving this as I thought I'd love it.
80 pages in... I'm not sure. But going to stick with it.

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danibel
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Currently reading

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geekyjojo
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Blooming brilliant thriller, great holiday read. Gripping, post apocalyptic page turner. Highly recommend if you‘re looking for a good thriller. I think this book deserves to be a movie.

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Helloknitty
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This is going down easy (though I could do without the main character getting shamed about his weight). My goal is to finish it before the end of the month so I can reach 10 books read in January.

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BucklingBookshelves
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I‘m really not sure what I‘ll read this weekend for #24in48, but here are some of my options. I already have the tagged book underway on audio, so I know I‘ll at least listen to some more of that! My readathon will mostly be happening tomorrow since my parents are visiting the rest of today 😊

smilingshelves A Little Princess! ❤️ 7y
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doves154
Pickpick

Non-zombie post-apocalyptic fiction. Enjoyable story.

DebbieGrillo Welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon 7y
DebinHawaii Welcome to Litsy!! 🎉📚👍😀Hope you are enjoying it here! 7y
doves154 Still learning but enjoying it so far! Thank you! 7y
RaimeyGallant Good to know! And welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon Some of us put together Litsy tips to help new Littens navigate the site. It's the link in my bio on my page in case you need it. 7y
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Bookwormjillk
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A purse that can hold 2 books- bookworm accomplishments 📚 🐛

rabbitprincess I have been known to bring a bag of books with me when purse shopping to test their capacity 😂 7y
Tamra 😂 Yes, the true test! 7y
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Bookwormjillk
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We were supposed to head out of town tonight, but the fog delayed us. Extra reading time!!

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Titania
Mehso-so

Meh. Almost a thumbs down for me. While the concept was good, this book didn't click with me. The 1st third was rough; the middle third was better, and I skimmed the last third just to see what happened.

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Susan
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I so love an “end of the world book” on a cruise. This book also made me regret not running for a month. LOVE this book.

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Pandalibrarian
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Interesting read - not sure that I loved it but I liked I more than I expected. Yes, it‘s kind of corny at times but I like to believe that optimism, kindness, and good people win in the end. I also appreciated the running bits of the story - especially how much of distance running takes place in your head. So true!

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2BR02B
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Mehso-so

This book has been compared to The Martian, and inaccurately in my opinion. Where The Martian pits an extraordinarily competent individual against nigh- insurmountable odds, this book features an overweight manchild forced by extreme circumstances to become a decent human being. The humor found in The Martian is also completely absent here. That said, I appreciated the narrative being from an everyman's perspective, ⬇

2BR02B And the idea of the direst circumstances bringing out someone's very best self carried an optimism that's often missing in post-apocalyptic fare. And it almost made me want to go running, which is something. 7y
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Jenken1998
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Pickpick

I don‘t really read too many post apocalyptic novels but this one sucked me in. I enjoyed the peek into the main character‘s inner struggles as he and his fellow “running club” members navigate their new world ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Smrloomis
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Kindle deal if anyone else‘s interest is piqued like mine...

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PacingTheCage
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Kindle book On sale today!

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Rachiiebookdragon
Mehso-so

Started off good, ended good, overall a very interesting book 3/5

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LauraBeth
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Last night I dreamt that I was the main character in this book 😂

ReadingsByTheC I just got this from the library. Are you enjoying it? 7y
Karkar Bitsy!! 7y
LauraBeth @ReadingsByTheC I‘m enjoying it! 7y
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DebinHawaii Hi Bitsy! 🐶❤️Are you being good?! 😆 7y
LauraBeth @DebinHawaii Bitsy is being good 😇She says to tell Max hello 👋 7y
Suet624 Was it a good dream or a nightmare? 7y
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susanw
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Although it is unseasonably warm here right now, I‘m a planner, so fuzzy warm reading socks, and a new to book to go with them only makes sense. Right?

Zelma I don't see any problem with this reasoning. 7y
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2BR02B
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A Sunday afternoon #libraryhaul. Now what to read first...?

diovival The book at the top of the pile seems to be shouting the loudest. 7y
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Tomonabike
Panpan

Sub par survival/apocalyptic story. Even worse running advise.

Characters are see though and mostly one dimensional. Writing style is quick and dumbed down. Slang doesn't even fit the geographical location.

A few parts stand out as potential of great story telling but all and all falls flat. I can't read the same situation over and over and enjoy it.

Keep an eye on the author but skip this one.

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Yournewfriendsams
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Pickpick

Oh, I love a good apocalypse book and this one lived-up to expectations.

The great cast of characters were well-developed and flawed in such humanizing ways. TEOTWRC is as much about finding ones-self as asteroids hitting the Earth and I think that will help this sorry transcend it's genre and appeal to a wide range of readers.

🌟🌟🌟🌟

CouronneDhiver Sounds good to me! 7y
Cinfhen Sounds good to me too @CouronneDhiver 7y
Jess7 Aww 🐾 7y
Jess_Read_This Oh!!!! That adorable face!!! I just want to hug your dog. So cute! 🐾🐾🐶 7y
Darth_Kaders I grew up with Newfies! I had three, the youngest just passed a year ago. The best dogs!!! Give yours a big hug from me!! 7y
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mellisarock
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I wish my passport kept track of all the places I've traveled in books.

Day 1 of #melandprireadathon is fantasy/contemporary
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I've only read a couple of fantasy books: #acotar & #theedgeofeverything but contemporary is a genre where my heart lies. ❤ I love digging into stories from other people's perspectives & watching characters evolve through growing up.

If you were transported to current reads setting what would your passport stamp be?

Betty My current read is set in Missouri 7y
minkyb Weep 7y
[DELETED] 3803335244 After reading the Poldark series I want to travel to Cornwall so bad! And so many other places because of books. I wish my passport kept track of my literary travels too! 7y
Kalalalatja My current read is mostly set in China 👌 7y
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Yournewfriendsams
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The first chapter has my heart racing 😯 It's either that or all the coffee.

NCNY The author was on the Professional Book Nerds podcast earlier this week. He talks about this book a bit. 7y
Karkar Gotta be the book...caffeine would never make your heart race...😂😂 7y
Dragon Just heard about this one on the Get Booked podcast, stacking 😀🐉 7y
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LouBeth
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I've not read these yet but I think the main characters are #underpressure from one thing or another.
#septemberbowie

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AKinderman
Mehso-so

Interesting plot and story but flawed in many ways.

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AKinderman
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It's a gloomy day here in Florida so I'm starting my running club's next book pick. Isn't this just the most appropriate thing?

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NerdyRev
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Mehso-so

I hate to rate something so-so, but apocalypse (meteors)...survivors...must cross landscape...get to safety/family...meet danger/strange characters...whiny main character...slow pace...too long...don't think it added or took away from the genre. Not terrible, but we have so many of these books! Bonus is self published hit, so that is a plus. Good parts, but ultimately wanted it to end, not in the good sense.

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silentrequiem
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Also doing an #ARC #TBRBingo because Mount Review Copy is too big. No more requesting ARCs until a bingo.

Reviewsbylola I think I may do this too. 7y
moranadatter Good idea! I mixed them in with the finished books, but I could have done one that was entirely ARCs. 7y
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Debiw781
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I love getting #bookmail although I think my postal worker is tired of dropping off packages 😂

#bookhaul